noun
preconscious
In psychoanalysis, the part of the mind containing thoughts not currently in consciousness but readily accessible. Contrasts with 無意識 (unconscious).
フロイトは前意識と無意識を区別した。
Freud distinguished between the preconscious and the unconscious.
意識 is the conscious mind, the part of mental activity one is currently aware of.
Compound of 前 (pre-, before) and 意識 (consciousness), likely a calque from German 'Vorbewusste' or English 'preconscious' in psychoanalytic literature.